Torpedo-net.



UNITED sTATEs Ei-iTENT oEEIeE.

ALFRED D. (.iLRNAGrY, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, iASSIGINOIR. T0 JOHN A.ROEBLINGS SONS COMPANY, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY,. A CORPORATION 0F NEWJERSEY.

TORPEDO-N ET. t

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec, 5, 1911.

Application filed May 14, 1910. Serial No. 561,382.

To all whom 'it may concern: l

Be it known that I, ALFRED D. CARNAGY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trenton, county of Mercer, and State of New Jersey, have`invented certain new and useful Improvements in Torpedo-Nets, fullydescribed and represented in the following specification and theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of the same. This inventionrelates particularly to torpedo nets, although nets embodying theinvention may be used for other purposes, for instance, as blastingnets, slings and the like. The invention consists in an improvedconstruction ot' net employing gromets or rings arranged to secure smallopenings kwith comparatively large rings, the especial object of theinvention being to secure greatstrcngth and resistance to enlargement ofthe openings through the net, together with such flexibility as to avoiddanger of snarling or fouling.

Inthe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, asection of a torpedo net embodying the invention is il1ustrated, andthis net will now be described in detail and the features forming theinven-l tion then specifically pointed out in vthe claims.

In the drawings :'-F igure l is a face View of the net. Figs. 9. and 8are sectional edge views on, respectively, lines 2 2 and of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the net is made up ot' rows of gromets, eachrow consisting of two sets oi gromets A, A', arranged to form a doublerow of gromets, by which strength and small spaces vare secured withcomparative] y la rge gromets. These gromets may be made in any suitablemanner, but are preferably wire groniets of the construction of my priorPatents Nos. (554,224 and 654,225 granted July 24, 1900, andniay be ofany suitable size. The rromcts ot' each set; lie alternately abovcandabelow the successive gromets of the other set, so that successivegromets of each set are on opposite sides of the intermediate gromet ofthe other set, this feature securing great resistance to sidewisepressure on any of the gromets and to pull on the gromets tending todistort them. The gromets A of one set are connected together by links aand the gromets A of the other set by links a, and the gromets A, A ofeach row are connected to corresponding gromets of the next row by linksZ), these links being Worked in during the making of the gromets. Thelinks' are preferably stud links, as shown, having the stud l connectingthe opposite sides of the link, this form of link being preferable onaecountof its strength and resistance to bending, althoughyotheriformsof links may be used within the broader features of the invention. y

The invention provides a very strong net of great ieXibility, which isnot liablej;oy snarl or foul under any conditions.

lVhat I claim is l. A torpedo net or the like formed of rows of gromets,each row consisting of two sets of gromets arranged with the gromets ofone set lying alternately over and under adjacent gromets of the othersetl 'to form a double row of gromets with the gromets of the two setsoverlapping to reduce the 0penings through the net, and having thegromets of each set and the gromets' of successive rows connectedtogether by links.

2. A torpedo net or the like formed of rows of gromets, each rowconsisting of two sets of gromets arranged with the gromets of one setlying alternately over and under adjacent gromets of the other set toform a double row of gromets with the gromets of the two .setsoverlapping to reduce the openings through thenet,andhavingthe grometsot' eaeh set and theugromets of successive rows` connected together bystud links.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED D. CARNAGY. vVi t nesses:

- N. C. HARRISON,

CHARLES C. Cooney.

